DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE
TransitionRULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
63T-1.002: Definitions
63T-1.003: Community Supervision
63T-1.004: Residential Commitment Program
63T-1.005: Community Re-Entry TeamNOTICE OF CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 47 No. 90, May 10, 2021 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
63T-1.002 Definitions.
For this rule chapter, the following terms are defined as follows:
(1) through (15) No change
(16) Pre-Release Notification and Acknowledgement (PRN) – A three-part form initiated by a residential commitment program to give prior notification to the JPO of a youth’s planned release, then allows for the JPO to add additional information pertinent to the release, and finally allows for the court’s approval or deemed approval by the court of the release. The Pre-Release Notification and Acknowledgement form (RS 008, February 2019) is incorporated in Chapter 63E-7, F.A.C.into this rule and is accessible electronically at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-02674 or http://www.djj.state.fl.us/partners/forms-library/-in-Subjects/Subjects/residential-rule.
(17) through (20) No change
63T-1.003 Juvenile Probation Officer Responsibilities. Community Supervision.
(1) through (2) No change
(3) Transition. The treatment team shall consist of all program staff involved with the youth, the JPO, the youth, the youth’s family, and other community members invested in the youth’s success. The transition plan is a comprehensive document outlining the steps a youth must take to successfully transition back to the community including post-residential services and court ordered sanctions. The JPO, or designee, must participate in the transition conference, via in-person, telephone, or web-based video phone, held in accordance with paragraph 63T-1.004(1)(a), F.A.C. The JPO, transition liaison, and treatment team shall ensure that:
(a) Living arrangements have been identified for the youth;
1. If a youth does not plan to return to the county or circuit with jurisdiction, the receiving circuit’s JPO will host the community reentry re-entry team meeting. The sending JPO will complete the case summary and participate in the community reentry re-entry team meeting.
2. No change
(b) through (f) No change
(4) No change.
63T-1.004 Residential Commitment Program.
(1) No change
(2) Transitional Treatment Planning. Consistent with transition planning required in subsection 63T-1.004(1), F.A.C., the program shall facilitate healthcare transitional planning and the exchange of information to maintain continuity of care for a youth who is released from a program.
(a) No change
(b) Mental Health and Substance Abuse Transition/Discharge Planning.
1. No change
2. A transition/discharge plan shall be documented on the Mental Health/Substance Abuse Treatment Discharge Summary Form (MHSA 011, October 2014) which is incorporated in Chapter 63N-1, F.A.C. by reference and is available at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-02675. A copy of the Mental Health/Substance Abuse Treatment Discharge Summary Form will be provided to the youth, the youth’s assigned Juvenile Probation Officer, and also to the parent/legal guardian when the youth’s written consent for release of substance abuse information to the parent/guardian has been obtained in accordance with consent provisions in Rules 63E-7.010 and 63T-1.004, F.A.C.
3. through 4. No change.
(3) No change.
63T-1.005 Community Reentry Team
(1) A community-based team shall be established in each judicial circuit to review all youth returning to the community from residential commitment.
(a) CRT Meeting - The Community Reentry Re-entry Team meeting shall occur after the Transition Conference, but prior to the Exit Conference.
(b) The JPO or transition liaison shall send the invitations for the Community Reentry Re-Entry Team to all required parties, via Microsoft Outlook, a minimum of 14 days prior to the meeting date.
(c) The JPO or transition liaison shall send the case summary to all required parties a minimum of three (3) calendar days prior to the Community Reentry Re-Entry Team. Required parties include:
1. through 6. No change
(2) The transition liaison, or designee, shall complete the individual Community Reentry Re-Entry Case Summary.
(3) No change
(4) Upon completion of the CRT, the JPO, transition liaison, or designee shall upload the completed Community Reentry Re-Entry Case Summary in the Juvenile Justice Information System (JJIS) case notebook module within three (3) working days.
(5) through (7) No change
